Ralston Middle School
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5/24/2010
Space Design students hit target with perfect launch. Sarah A. and Erika M. recorded a perfect rocket launch today. Variables set at: Angle of attack 72, Wind direction 12., Launch Pressure 55 psi. Distance 90 yds. Congratulations to both of these fine students. This is only the seventh time students have recorded a perfect launch since 1994.
4/16/2010
Space Design students hit target with perfect launch. Blair F. and Lilly L.. recorded a perfect rocket launch today. Variables set at: Angle of attack 70, Wind direction 5., Launch Pressure 55 psi. Distance 135 yds. Congratulations to both of these fine students. This is only the sixth time students have recorded a perfect launch since 1994.
11/20/2009
Kenny L. and Andrew W., set the all time Itech Car Builder record with a top speed of 128 mph and an E. T. (elapsed time in the quarter mile) of 10.682 seconds. This breaks the record set last year in Itech, 6/05/09. Congratulations for this outstanding effort!
9/23/2009
James I. and Daniel W. set the All time Distance Record in Rocketry. Their rocket fabricated and completed on September 23, 2009 landed just 10.4 meters from the fence. Both claimed that their next launch would go even further and leave the entire Ralston field. Nice launch guys!
6/8/2009
Tyler F. and Sam B.are class champs in a tightly contested Maglev Race competition. Their vehicle took top honors with an elapsed time of 1.83 seconds. Congratulations guys!
04/10/09
James B. and Alex D. receive Honorable Mention in the What If Prize Competition. Congratulations to both of these fine students as their Submission EE was judged the second best project in the 7th Grade Competition. A Remarkable achievement, over 275 teams competed in this national competition.
03-5-2008
Itech students fabricate a Mindstorm Robot and program it to complete a series of simple tasks.
12-8-2007
Itech students design and fabricate prototype hovercraft. Next challenge, design a guidance and propulsion system (see an example of solution here). The Ram prototype shows some muscle and lifts off the floor.
11-22-2007
Itech students fabricate a Mindstorm Robot and program it to complete a simple task.
11-08-2006
New Maglev Record set by Itech Team.
Josh S., Colin R., Joe R., and Kieran S. set the all time class record today in the maglev racing task. Their vehicle
completed the eight foot run in a time of 1.46 seconds eclipsing the old mark of 1.53 seconds set last year.
Congratulations go to these outstanding students. For a better view of the activity see maglev.
RoboRam works on his upper body strength.
03-20-2007
Itech students control the Rooster Robot and score two points. For a better view of the Rooster robotic activity see Rooster Slam.
01-04-2006
New Maglev Record set by Space Design and Construction Team.
Nick E. and Don C. set the all time class record today in the maglev racing task. Their vehicle completed the eight foot run in a time of 1.53 seconds eclipsing the old mark of 1.68 seconds set in 1998.
Congratulations go to both of these outstanding students. For a better view of the activity see maglev.
04-27-29-2005
Wednesday - Friday, April 27-29, 2005 Moffett Field NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Ames, AeroExpo V. The admission to all activities is FREE! This year's theme is "A Future in Flight" where NASA Education presents a fun and educational look at aeronautics. Topics to be covered will include careers, math and science concepts, the history of flight, and the physics of flight. This field trip was cancelled due to do STAR Testing.
03-23-2005
Career Day in Itech
Paolo Pompanin, Senior License Instructor of Guide Dogs for the Blind,Inc. put on a engaging presentation for Ralston students as part of Career Day Activities. Paolo was accompanied by Rocket a black Labrador Retriever, about to take his final test as a certified guide dog. The power point presentation was entertaining and the students were especially attracted to Rocket. Paolo included several pictures of the dogs in training. Here are a few of those pictures.
02-16-2005
Ralston itech students design and fabricate architectural models. Here is an example of a student designed house and landscape. The model is an example of a CAD (Computer assisted design) task. The task allows students to design floorplans, elevations and contoured landscapes on a computer, printout the design and then cut, fold and assemble the model.
02-15-2005
Itech engineering students tie Car Builder record. Jovahny N. and Tammy L. both received certificates of achievement for tying the all-time Ralston Car Builder (computer simulation) record. Both students, working individually, designed (wind tunnel and road tested on computers) cars with top speeds of 170 mph and elapsed times of 13.46 sec. in the standing quarter mile test. Congratulations Tammy and Jovahny!
01-25-2005
Ralston itech students fabricate unique clocks. Here is a vrml example of a clock designed in ProDesktop and then fabricated using acrylic and a personalized picture.
01-24-2005
Ralston students compete in 1st Space Exploration Video Festival. Congratulations to Sarah H., Katherine S. and Kate P. for their participation in this one of a kind video festival. Each received a certificate of participation for submitting a three-minute video demonstrating why space exploration is important.
01-11-2005
Space Design students hit target with perfect launch. Noemi W. and John C. recorded a perfect rocket launch today. Variables set at: Angle of attack 72, Wind direction 0., Launch Pressure 55 psi. Distance 110 yds. Congratulations to both of these fine students. This is only the fifth time students have recorded a perfect launch since 1994.
01-10-2005
F-1 Race Car Design Challenge opportunity. Let's go racing.
01-04-2005
Ralston Itech students test new New Lego Assembly tutorial.
12-17-2004
Former Ralston students return for robotic demonstration.
Jonathan K., Ben K., Alex M. and Philip W. gave the Ralston Industrial Technology students quite a robotic show on Friday December 17, 2004. These students are members of the Carlmont/Woodside Robotics team and have participated in local, state and national competitions over the last year. After overcoming some mechanical difficulties, the students were able to command the robot to capture, lift and stack a series of boxes. The demonstration engaged the students and was well received by all.
12-17-2004
Ralston Itech Students fabricate Toys for the Wee Care Project
Hats off to Ralston Industrial Technology students. In an effort to provide much needed toys for the Wee Care Gift Drive, the Itech students fabricated 20 game boards for the drive which ended on December 17, 2004. The students used a series of hand and power tools to complete a game board and playing components. Nice work!
Here's a VRML model of the Game Board.
12-01-2004
Space Design Students post model in VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language).
The student team of Diamond Inc. submitted an excellent Orbital Space Settlement poster, research paper, model and rendering in the recently completed Space Design and Construction elective. The total project will be submitted to the 2005 NASA Space Settlement Design Contest. Here's a VRML view of their design.
The model and display are viewed here.
Excellent Work!
2-12-2004
Space Design Students Visit Ames Research Center
12-9-2003
Ralston History Students Celebrate 100 years of flight at Ames Research Center
For questions about the Industrial Technology program, send a message to Bryan Yager at byager@belmont.k12.ca.us.
